Britain’s biggest supermarkets defend their practices after a report suggested that up to half of the world’s food is thrown away.

Seth Dixon, Ph.D.‘s insight:

The mechanization of the all stages of food production has lead to some strange practices.  The geometry of a food matters for a mechanized processing and also for the aesthetics at the grocery store which leads to slightly misshaped vegetables and fruits are routinely discarded.  There is waste throughout the system, from ‘field to fork.’  

 

Tags: food, agriculture, consumption, sustainability, unit 5 agriculture.

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